School age population, one year before than official … male than in Paraguay

Paraguay: School age population, one year before than official … male than was 70,174 number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
70,174 number
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
96th
of 202 countries
All-time high
72,479 number
in 2004
All-time low
39,848 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020

School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Paraguay, 1970–2020

020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k197019952020

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Paraguay is 70,174 number, measured in 2020.

That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Paraguay peaked at 72,479 number in 2004 and was at its lowest, 39,848 number, in 1970.

That places Paraguay 96th out of 202 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.

School age population, one year before than official … male than in Paraguay, year by year

Annual values for School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, male (number) in Paraguay, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 39,848 number —
1971 40,590 number +1.9%
1972 42,295 number +4.2%
1973 42,224 number -0.2%
1974 42,963 number +1.8%
1975 43,539 number +1.3%
1976 43,904 number +0.8%
1977 43,986 number +0.2%
1978 44,005 number +0.0%
1979 44,174 number +0.4%
1980 44,757 number +1.3%
1981 45,780 number +2.3%
1982 49,070 number +7.2%
1983 49,182 number +0.2%
1984 51,173 number +4.0%
1985 53,020 number +3.6%
1986 54,902 number +3.5%
1987 56,843 number +3.5%
1988 58,762 number +3.4%
1989 60,586 number +3.1%
1990 62,229 number +2.7%
1991 63,782 number +2.5%
1992 66,344 number +4.0%
1993 66,190 number -0.2%
1994 68,066 number +2.8%
1995 68,815 number +1.1%
1996 69,472 number +1.0%
1997 69,962 number +0.7%
1998 70,338 number +0.5%
1999 70,675 number +0.5%
2000 71,051 number +0.5%
2001 71,524 number +0.7%
2002 72,027 number +0.7%
2003 72,413 number +0.5%
2004 72,479 number +0.1%
2005 72,015 number -0.6%
2006 71,297 number -1.0%
2007 70,199 number -1.5%
2008 69,002 number -1.7%
2009 68,096 number -1.3%
2010 67,904 number -0.3%
2011 68,131 number +0.3%
2012 68,789 number +1.0%
2013 69,632 number +1.2%
2014 70,300 number +1.0%
2015 70,369 number +0.1%
2016 70,403 number +0.0%
2017 70,262 number -0.2%
2018 70,057 number -0.3%
2019 69,961 number -0.1%
2020 70,174 number +0.3%

Paraguay compared with similar countries

  • Paraguay's 70,174 number is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 60,544 number, 1.2× the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Paraguay's 70,174 number is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 24,260 number, 2.9× the median. (40 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 42,753 number 39,848 number 44,174 number 10
1980s 52,408 number 44,757 number 60,586 number 10
1990s 67,587 number 62,229 number 70,675 number 10
2000s 71,010 number 68,096 number 72,479 number 10
2010s 69,581 number 67,904 number 70,403 number 10
2020s 70,174 number 70,174 number 70,174 number 1

Countries ranked near Paraguay

  1. 93 Turkmenistan 71,432 number compare
  2. 94 Central African Republic 71,193 number compare
  3. 95 Liberia 70,661 number compare
  4. 97 Palestine 69,009 number compare
  5. 98 Libya 68,291 number compare
  6. 99 Belgium 68,199 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Paraguay?
School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Paraguay was 70,174 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, one year before than official primary entry recorded in Paraguay?
The highest recorded value was 72,479 number in 2004.
What is the lowest school age population, one year before than official primary entry recorded in Paraguay?
The lowest recorded value was 39,848 number in 1970.
How does Paraguay rank for school age population, one year before than official primary entry?
Paraguay ranks 96th out of 202 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, one year before than official primary entry rising or falling in Paraguay?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Paraguay data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
247 places, 12,237 data points, 1970–2020
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to one year before the official primary entry age as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/